D-cysteine desulfhydrase

D-cysteine desulfhydrase
Identifiers
EC number	4.4.1.15
CAS number	84012-74-8
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / EGO
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In enzymology, a D-cysteine desulfhydrase (EC 4.4.1.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

D-cysteine + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ sulfide + NH₃ + pyruvate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are D-cysteine and H₂O, whereas its 3 products are sulfide, NH₃, and pyruvate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-cysteine sulfide-lyase (deaminating; pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include D-cysteine lyase, and D-cysteine sulfide-lyase (deaminating). This enzyme participates in cysteine metabolism.

References

• Nagasawa T, Ishii T, Kumagai H, Yamada H (1985). "D-Cysteine desulfhydrase of Escherichia coli. Purification and characterization". Eur. J. Biochem. 153 (3): 541–51. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1985.tb09335.x. PMID 3908101.
• Schmidt A (1982). "A cysteine desulfhydrase from spinach leaves specific for D-cysteine". Z. Pflanzenphysiol. 107: 301–312.
• Schmidt A and Erdle I (1983). "A cysteine desulfhydrase specific for D-cysteine from the green-alga Chlorella fusca". Z. Naturforsch. C: Biosci. 38: 428–435.